Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-18
LOCAL AND OTHER Jors.
SCRAPS from she Notebook Of tbe
SeutfneI's Reporter.

SentineI's Reporter.
The price Of silver is improving.
Yesterdays quotation OF silver, 81 OF 2.
/ Hay in Churchill county now sells at
"a per ton.
Mr.. W. N. McGill, Of Taylor, White
Pine, Is in town.
Placer mines in Arizona are yielding
from So to SIS a day.
Eugene Howell of Hamilton returned
las, evening from Cortez.
Capt. Strickland, OF Hamilton, came in
on Thursday nights stage.
Attend the Knights ball this evening
and have a jolly good time.
Those who could afford il, took advant-
age of the fine sleighing yesterday.
So far, the ice companies in the vicinity
OF Truckee have stored rs, 900 tons OF ice.
AT this writing il is thought that the
snow blackade on the Sierras has been
raised.
General Won Moltke considered Grant
one of the greatest Generals that ever
lived.
One thousand negro laborers are lex.
pected in San Luis obispo county, Cali
fornia.
The weather was pleasant yesterday,
ithindications that the big storm has
subsidized.
A bill has been introduced In the Cali
fornis Legislature to enforce the observ-
ance Of the Sabbath.
The E. d 2. train was three hours late |
last night, caused by waiting for 8 de-
lsyed w%est-bound train at Palisade.
The Commissioner of Lander county
have levied a tax Of So 80 upon 500 val
ustion OF taxable property for the year
1887.
Grass Valley Tidings: There are 5000
men employed in drift mining in Califor-
mia, and the product from the same is
$4,000, 900 a year.
Letters addressed to the following per-
sons are held for postage: Mrs. Polite
German, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. G, Con-
molly, Sacramento, Cal.
The trade dollars are to be recoined,
and they are not to be counted in on the
law authorizing the coinage OF from two
to four millions per month.
The Virginia Evening Report says:
Last Wednesday evening about 9 O'Clock
the first carload of pay rock was hoisted up
VIC ObshSc budit III IL YEATS. 1
Carson Index: A young lady at the
Fair the other night told afriend that she
had received an introduction TO Mr.. Irish,
the orator. She alluded to Hugh NOLAN.
The members OF the Legislature are
preparing TO give a grand banquet TO the
Pioneers, in return for the gift to the
State Of the Society's splendid cabinet.s
The mail that arrived last night brought
nothing from San Francisco. The mail
that left San Francisco last Sunday will
probably arrive here at IL o'clock tonight
By blackboard"
A poor man with = large family of daugh-
tiers will iud Washington a cheap place to
reside. After they get introduced into
good society they will not require any
clothes TO speak OF.
The Reno Gazette says: VIM. AIRING
ton, OF Eureka. returned from Carson
Last evening and continued IN to San
Francisco. He will return to Reno
shortly to remain a few days.
All Harris has removed his dry goods
establishment to the building formerly oc-
cupied by p. Steler's jewelry store on
Main street, whore he will be pleased TO
see his old customers and the public in
general.
Elko independent: One OF the en-
ployes on Wednesday mornings train is
authority for the statement that the
Saints got away with the election in
Ogden yesterday, the Liberal ticket be-
ing defeated by about one hundred.
Carson Tribune: Great complaint ia
made concerning we'll known public men
Tor endeavoring to control the lobby af-
fairs in the interest of certain individuals.
1t would oe wise for lobby members to
take the hint here given, for people will
talk"
A bill has passed both Houses Of Con.
gress granting q pension OF twelve dollars
per month. to every soldier OF the late
war when be arrives at the age of 62. or
who is now so disabled as to be unable TO
earn a livelihood. if he is dependent on
his own labor for support.
Chronicle: A majority OF the members
OF both branches OF the Legislature having
taken o trip TO San Francisco on free
passes on Friday evening, are now snow
bound ON the western slope Of the Sierra,
and the law-msking foundry at Carson
Will probably remain shut down until
their return.